Dirk Hofschire

Dirk Hofschire is senior vice president, asset allocation research, at Fidelity Asset Management, the investment management arm of Fidelity Investments located in Boston. The asset allocation research team conducts economic, fundamental and quantitative research to develop dynamic asset allocation recommendations for the asset allocation division of Fidelity Asset Management. Previously, Mr. Hofschire headed up the market analysis, research and education group (MARE), which he created in 2005 to provide timely updates on trends in the economy and financial markets. He joined Fidelity in 2000 as a senior portfolio analyst. Prior to joining Fidelity, Mr. Hofschire was a Foreign Service Officer with the US Department of State. He served in many different roles including financial economist for the Bureau of Western Hemisphere Affairs; economic and commercial officer at the US Embassy in La Paz, Bolivia; and consular officer at the US Embassy in San Jose, Costa Rica. Mr. Hofschire received a Bachelor of Science in foreign service from Georgetown University. He is a graduate of the Economic and Commercial Studies Program from the National Foreign Affairs training Center in Arlington, Virginia. Mr. Hofschire earned an MBA from Johns Hopkins University, and he holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.